February 21: The Story of a Special Day

THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT IS DEDICATEDThe Story of a Special Day for February 21On February 21, 1885, President Chester A. Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument., President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam. Also on February 21, the first working steam locomotive made its maiden run (1804), the first telephone directory was published (1880), World War I's Battle of Verdun began (1916), NASCAR was founded (1948), and Nixon went to China (1972).The Story of a Special Day is a sp...